We show that the infinite symmetric product of a connected graded-commutative algebra over is naturally isomorphic to the free graded-commutative algebra on the positive degree subspace of the original algebra. In particular, the infinite symmetric product of a connected commutative (in the usual sense) graded algebra over is a polynomial algebra. Applied to topology, we obtain a quick proof of the Dold–Thom theorem in rational homotopy theory for connected spaces of finite type. We also show that finite symmetric products of certain simple free graded-commutative algebras are free; this allows us to determine minimal Sullivan models for finite symmetric products of complex projective spaces.
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Keywords: Symmetric products, Dold–Thom theorem
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Hu, Jiahao; Milivojević, Aleksandar. Infinite symmetric products of rational algebras and spaces. Comptes Rendus. Mathématique, Volume 360 (2022) no. G3, pp. 275-284. doi : 10.5802/crmath.298. http://www.numdam.org/articles/10.5802/crmath.298/
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